Be the First Profile They See: How Boost Works
Quick answer: Boost lifts your Automate America profile higher in the feed and in search results, so the customers browsing for professionals see you first. It's a visibility multiplier: a boosted profile surfaces more often, in more of the right places, than an unboosted one. It works best when your profile is current and marked available — Boost puts more eyes on you, and an up-to-date "ready to work" profile turns those eyes into conversations. You turn it on in a couple of clicks from your own profile. Sign in to your profile to use it, or see the marketplace customers are browsing.
What Boost actually does
Automate America shows customers a feed of professionals and a searchable directory. Where you land in that feed and those results decides how many of the right people ever see you. Boost moves you up. A boosted profile is surfaced more frequently to customers who are browsing and searching — you appear higher, and you appear more often. That's the entire mechanic, and it's a powerful one, because on any marketplace the first screen gets a wildly disproportionate share of the attention. Being on it is the difference between being found and being scrolled past.
When Boost is worth it
Boost is most valuable at the exact moments visibility matters most:
- When you're available and looking. If you're ready to take work now, you want maximum exposure now. Boost concentrates it.
- When you're in a competitive skill. If a lot of professionals share your specialty, ranking higher is how you stand out from an otherwise similar field.
- When you've just updated your profile. New completed contracts, fresh reviews, a sharpened headline — Boost makes sure that stronger profile is the one customers see.
The through-line: Boost amplifies. It takes the visibility you'd earn and multiplies it, which is why it pays off most when there's something worth seeing and someone ready to be hired.
Boost amplifies a strong profile — it doesn't replace one
Worth being honest about: Boost raises your visibility, but it doesn't manufacture trust. When a customer lands on your profile, what convinces them is still the real stuff — your completed contracts, your customer reviews, your endorsements, your connection count, and whether you look active and available. The smartest way to use Boost is to get those in good shape first, then turn on Boost so the profile doing your selling is seen by the most people. A great profile nobody sees and a boosted profile with nothing on it are both missed opportunities. Boost is for the professional who has the goods and wants the audience.
How to turn on Boost
- Sign in and open your profile.
- Make sure your profile is ready — availability set, work history current, contracts and reviews showing.
- Click Boost and follow the prompts. You'll see everything you need to know at that step.
Get seen by the customers who are already looking
Automate America is a global marketplace of thousands of skilled professionals across hundreds of occupations, in every industry — industrial, commercial and residential — worldwide. Customers are browsing it right now, looking for exactly the kind of work you do. Boost is how you make sure you're near the top of what they see. Pair it with a strong, available profile and you've done the two things that matter most on a marketplace: be worth hiring, and be visible.
Open your profile to get started, and if you want a hand, you're one message from info@automateamerica.com. More on how the marketplace works lives on the Automate America news and contracts hub.
Frequently asked questions
What does Boost do?
It lifts your profile higher in the feed and in search results, so you're surfaced more often to the customers browsing for professionals — you appear higher and more frequently.
When should I use Boost?
When you're available and actively looking, when your skill is competitive, or right after you've strengthened your profile — the moments when extra visibility pays off most.
Does Boost guarantee I get hired?
No. Boost gets you seen; what convinces a customer is still your real record — completed contracts, reviews, endorsements, connections, and an active, available profile. Boost amplifies a strong profile.
How do I turn on Boost?
Sign in, open your profile, make sure it's current, and click Boost — you'll see everything you need at that step.
Does the rest of my profile still matter with Boost on?
Absolutely. Completed contracts, reviews, connections, and staying active all still drive how customers judge you. Boost multiplies your visibility; your profile earns the trust.
Tony Wallace, Co-Founder · Automate America · Text/Call 586-770-8083 · info@automateamerica.com
